FINALLY....

A NEW BLOG!! COME ON OVER- IGNORE ANY QUIRKS, IT IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. I PLAN TO MAKE CATEGORIES FOR EACH POST, SO YOU CAN PULL UP BABIES, MATERNITY, ETC! I WILL POST WHEN I GET A CHANCE.
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A Real Vacation...

I just wanted to let everyone know I will be taking some time off to spend with my family and friends starting Fri.. I will be checking emails periodically and doing some work. I will probably not be posting any galleries while I am gone, unless I have told you. I am going to try and have all due that week sent out bf i leave. As well as peeks:) Scott and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary and I have brought my desktop on all family vacations the past 2 or 3 years. All orders paid for will be submitted bf I leave and will be checked off and ready for pick up/mail when I get back. Thanks so much!!!

It's Cool in Here...

Oh my goodness! Georgia is HOT! I had 2 shoots yesterday and totally roasted. Well, today, both of the kids are gone, Scott is at work and my backside has not left the computer chair. I am nice and cool:) Wanted to catch up on some peeks- here is the rest of baby Bennett (and his precious sister, Ava) and my new friend, Andrew ( and his precious brother, Will)
Stay cool!!

Fabulous 1 Year Olds...

i think 1 is my fave age. I have always had so much fun with that age! Here are 2 precious babies celebrating their first bdays with me. A new (beautiful and happy) friend, Cindi Claire-



Isn't she a DOLL??
And little Bennett (we call him "B" or BB!) TOO CUTE! I put together a less traditional storyboard for the fun, little guy! More peeks to come for him.

Grandchildren...

Thank you so very much to all my awesome clients for waiting on their tidbits of their pics! Brutal honesty here... I have been working my tail off!!! I am trying to wrap up editing all of my June sessions. 3 of them are newborn shoots, so we have been designing birth announcements. I told Scott when I get through these, I am in the home stretch! My calendar for July is full! I am really working hard keeping my scheduling light. It will be nice for me and my family for one, but huge for my business! I have an awesome lady that will start making me a new blog soon! I cannot wait. This is a DISASTER! I am so embarrassed that my blog is such a mess, but I am waiting patiently to make it perfect and user friendly:)

I have so much work over the next few weeks and then our beach vacation. I will be setting a date that ALL orders need to be submitted and paid by. I am throwing around the idea of a charge to repost a gallery. I am TOTALLY understanding of circumstances! Believe me- we have been through and still working on digging out. But, this is how I help support my fam. Please think about your pics and what you wish to get out of them and lets get those orders in!! Trust me- you will be so happy you did:)

I had a sweet lady call me awhile back and ask me to shoot pics of her granddaughter. We scheduled and even added in her 2 grandsons. Her yard was perfect and the children were precious! Thanks so much for having me over to hang out with the grandkids!!








Hope you love them!
PS- I LOVED her hydrangeas- they are my FAVE. I am so sad the blooms are drying up and going away:(

How Could I Have Forgotten This Angel....

McKenna- babe- I am so sorry I skipped you!!! You are precious:)

Baby Ethan...

He was such a doll! I am still in Sc, flying home tomorrow. My awesome sis is home sorting orders for me. Thanks for all your patience:)

A Wonderful, Fun Family...

who could use an extra smile:) I hope these work!



I got up at 7:00 this morning, took a walk to the beach (my parents and grandmother live just a few blocks from the ocean!) I am going to work for a few hours and then tackle the age old fight- FINDING A BATHING SUIT! My bathing suit is currently being held together by a safety pin- how much do you trust a safety pin???....

Hey...

Hi! I am in SC with my parents, with my laptop! I will be blogging in the morning. Travel has worn me out today! SO- my blog is sooo messed up- please just hang in with me until I can get it figured out or do a new one. I have ideas....
Good night!

Here We Go...

Are you ready for the 1st round of peeks?? Due to the fact that I have so much work to do and STILL have not packed for our 10:20 am flight tomorrow, I am just going to post the pics-









Come back for more:)

Update...

Hi Friends! I know I am so very bad on posting right now! I have been focusing on getting my galleries out, ordering and many birth announcements. It has been very BUSY over here. I am headed out of town on Wed, so my goal is to have at least one image from each shoot up here for you to see. I know you are anxious to see your sweet babies:) My schedule is slowing down when I get back. If we have not talked about scheduling, there may be a chance I may not be able to take you. I have some due dates on my calendar and there are some moms I am in contact with about scheduling- so no worries. Back to work bf my next shoot!

More Peeks...

Sweet Estella- looking lovely in my walkway flowers.

And darling, Mason, strutting his stuff and playing with mom and dad.

Meet Camden...

I am delayed in posting pics of my sweet nephew for 3 reasons. First, I am behind on computer work and have not taken or edited many, did not want to skip any clients and lastly, did not know what pics my sis wanted for announcements. Well, sometimes family holds the upper hand! People are begging for pics ( my fam) and I am *excited* to give in really quickly:)
Meet Camden Robert Davis (or Cam) born on June 1st- weighing in at 7 pounds and 8 ounces and a whopping 22 inches! He is the best baby and he is VERY loved!! So, many apologies for skipping anyone. But- just look at him.... AHHHH....


I am taking an average of 10 pics a day. Editing 1 or 2. I am pacing myself. He is next door, after all!!

Precious Kids...

I am working hard on galleries and designing 2 (about to be 5) birth announcement! So, blogging is for sure on the back burner:( I wanted to share these adorable kiddos. I know mom is anxious to see. I had fun guys!! More to come...

I am Here...

I know it seems like I have fallen off the planet! I am working away catching up. Looking forward to a slow period. I have had some terrific shoots- tons to blog, but I have had such a long day, I am literally exhausted and it is 8:30! I had the "it is not dark enough to go to bed fight" with the kids and I have won! Peace in the house and I am going to catch up on some of the THREE or 4 wks of TV that I have not watched!! Then off to bed early bc I have a shoot in the am. I hope you all are having an awesome summer. My brand new nephew, Camden, is doing fantastic! His mommy is doing well, too. She is just trying to rid herself of the post- c section swelling. Poor girl! Just wait until you see pics of Baby Cam- he is the sweetest baby! So beautiful!! I am biased....
Speaking of newborns- last time i saw little Lucas was when he had just come out of mommy's tummy. How cute is he??? I am so glad we were able to incorporate my milk stool. More to come- he has 2 older sisters. Good night!

Baby is Coming...

Hopefully today! My sister, laura's, water broke at 5:30 this morning. I am trying to rearrange my schedule to get there to be there for her. Of course, I have a super packed day- but you cannot choose when a baby is coming!! Will post pics soon!

Those Sweet Baby Girls...

I am taking a short break from working on this lovely Memorial Day. Scott has started his first shift at the station today! Then he will off for 2 days before heading back to work. Seriously- how great is that??! What an awesome weekend we have had! Our bestest friends all came to visit us! My bff and her fam came and our friends Troy and Nikki and their kids came- including our sweet godson! Always have to brag on that bc he is just the cutest!! So, we had great friends, a little pool time and a party at some other awesome friends' home with their whole fam. We celebrated Scott joining the brotherhood of the fire dept with an amazing homemade cake complete with the fire logo and lots of great company! We LOVE our hospitable, southern friends that are staright off of Long Island! We call them the most southern catholic northeners ever! Love you Bravys!!!
I am still behind on everything. I was getting up early and trying to work with my cup of coffee bf one of the 6 kids in the house woke. The best of intentions, right?? Anyways, I did get some done, but today is the day. It is sooo strange having the kids home ALL the time. I am very excited to be getting my new laptop on June 4th. I will be working at the pool- outside and maybe even the park. I went ahead and bit the bullet. What I need on a laptop is pretty darn expensive- kinda freaking out. You do what you have to do- right???
SOOO- here is that beautiful, sweet baby girl. We had such a fun shoot. I did the majority outside. It was pretty windy, but she did so well. Here are a few. I have to get back to editing...

LOVE the lips!

Mom looks amazing and big sister is doing great!

Of course, I have more shoots to share soon- keep checking back!

WHOA...

May was the craziest month ever! You people kept me busy! (Thank you!!) I am slowing June down and looking forward to it. Here are 2 overdue peeks:)
First off, I had my session with Jake. We did his sis's pics last year and now it is his turn. Mom is the owner of My Beautiful Sophia- an online clothing boutique. Her link is on the right side of the page under Friends. Check her out! Jake is such a handsome guy- spitting image of his mom and dad. He is doing so well in his karate and enjoys it so much. We decided to do a little "Kung Foo Fighting" for a storyboard of Jake. This is not the final product, but a great way to showcase a few-

And here is GQ Jake-

Hope you guys love them!!
I got to meet some new friends, Franklin and William. Yes, 6 mo old twin boys! They were so adorable and mom and babysitter and I had a ball! We are cracking up so bad over this off the wall pic-

Really??? A peace sign??? The wind blew so hard and he gave us the pose. Too cute! Here a few more of the boys-



I am going to post some pics of one of my newborn's coffee table books- I keep forgetting. We did a custom cover with her birth announcement template and it rocked!! I LOVE the custom covers- I am sold. Will post soon...

Something CUTE....

I know there are so many of you waiting on peeks and anxiously awaiting galleries! I am in my office, window open, music blaring and caffeine pumping through my veins!! last night, Scott and I went to a get together with his recruit class (Paulding county fire) and had such a great time. These guys are so close- I had no idea. They have spent 3 months training together and have built such a bond. It will be bittersweet to have them get their station assignments and be split up. If you live in Paulding- these guys will be taking great care of you!! Congrats!!
The kids are literally BEGGING to go to the pool every 5 minutes! It opened yesterday and I am desperately trying to figure out where I can get the dough to buy a laptop bc I have a feeling these children will not let me work this summer knowing that the pool is calling their names! Scott is about to take them and I will join when I need a break- won;t see me doing anything other than dipping my toes in. Way too cold!!
I have had many babies born this spring and tons of sweet, adorable children to photograph. How awesome is my job???!! My goals this summer is to take less shoots a week, get a new blog that will function a little more like a website, spiff up my marketing design, and revamp my packaging. That is something on my mind all the time. I res use alot to stuff that the lab ships to me with. I am really trying my best to reuse and recycle. I am sure in the grand scheme of things, I am a wasteful person, but BABY STEPS is my philosophy. I am so excited for the day I hand you a beautiful package of pics that is low cost and Green:)
So, in the creative side of my brain, I am trying to think of some cute, easy products for you. I am in a spring frame of mind and color is calling me:) I put this Storyboard together for a client-

Isn't it precious? How cute would it be with a white frame? Totally thinking of changing the color and making one of my kids...

Also, here is another image from my maternity shoot. I cannot wait to meet their little guy!!
These 2 are such the models:)